From the AMCAS calculation:
3.5 BCPM GPA
3.8 All Other
3.55 Total
3.28 Graduate GPA
4.0 post-bacc (accredited Medical technologist certificate program)
I am a 30-something year old non-trad applicant.
I did have some academic difficulties freshman year (only took ~2.5 years to complete the bachelors with alot of AP credits. so not a forgiving time period to pad the science GPA with re-takes and whatnot that also costs extra $$.)
alot of research
2 publications
working as a med tech now at a reference lab.
applied last year, but didn't have alot of time to fill out the apps.
so the secondaries and essays all came out pretty craptacular.
(alot of mandatory overtime and rotating shifts -there IS a Med Tech shortage!!!)
also, did not have clinical volunteering/shadowing.
had non-clinical, though they seemed to have considered those hours a bit "old"
started more nonclinical and clinical volunteering and shadowing last March/April.
about 3 or 4 hours a week volunteering.
Got about 50hrs shadowing and a letter from one of the docs.
reapplied MD
Some Florida schools and a couple out of state (1 Illinois and 1 Wisconsin-i have family there.)
3.5 BCPM GPA
3.8 All Other
3.55 Total
3.28 Graduate GPA
4.0 post-bacc (accredited Medical technologist certificate program)
I am a 30-something year old non-trad applicant.
I did have some academic difficulties freshman year (only took ~2.5 years to complete the bachelors with alot of AP credits. so not a forgiving time period to pad the science GPA with re-takes and whatnot that also costs extra $$.)
alot of research
2 publications
working as a med tech now at a reference lab.
applied last year, but didn't have alot of time to fill out the apps.
so the secondaries and essays all came out pretty craptacular.
(alot of mandatory overtime and rotating shifts -there IS a Med Tech shortage!!!)
also, did not have clinical volunteering/shadowing.
had non-clinical, though they seemed to have considered those hours a bit "old"
started more nonclinical and clinical volunteering and shadowing last March/April.
about 3 or 4 hours a week volunteering.
Got about 50hrs shadowing and a letter from one of the docs.
reapplied MD
Some Florida schools and a couple out of state (1 Illinois and 1 Wisconsin-i have family there.)